Chapter 572 - 572: Stall for Time
Zhou Guiting looked at the agreement in Ye Qing's hand, was silent for a long while, then sighed softly, looking at Zhang Jun by the bed, she whispered, "I'm not signing, simply because I can't bear it. All these years, I've been working tirelessly for your family, never once going against your wishes. I know your family never regarded me as one of their own, and I harbored no complaints. But in the end, you still heartlessly abandoned our mother and daughter. Zhang Jun, I used to harbor illusions, thinking you would change your mind. But these past six months, I've lost all hope. You and your family, you don't even care about Xiao Ding Ding, so how could I expect you to have a change of heart towards me? I could sign this agreement, but I have one condition!"
"Speak!" Zhang Jun jumped up, anxiously saying, "As long as you sign, whatever condition you have, I'll agree to it. The house can be yours, and so can my savings."
Zhou Guiting looked at Zhang Jun, her expression gradually turning disdainful. She shook her head, saying, "I have only one request, my daughter is mine, and I must take her with me!"
"As you wish, take her wherever you want, we won't interfere. It's already written in the agreement, the daughter is yours, we won't interfere with whatever you want!" Madam Zhang hurriedly said on the side, as if she was afraid Zhou Guiting would change her mind.
Zhou Guiting slowly nodded, whispered, "Once I sign this character, from here on out, my daughter and I will have nothing to do with the Zhang family!"
Having said that, Zhou Guiting picked up the pen, her hand trembling as she signed her name on the agreement!
From now on, she and the Zhang family members had no more connections!
Holding Zhou Guiting's divorce agreement, Ye Qing turned to look at the joyous expressions of the Zhang family, but he was inwardly sneering.
Don't get too excited now, for soon, you might not be able to laugh anymore!
This daughter of a mere deputy director has got you all acting up, what about Liu Changping's only child? You should know, Liu Changping was in his fifties, and it was not easy for him to finally have a daughter, who knows how he might cherish her later. In the future, Zhou Guiting's status, will absolutely be a thousand times, even ten thousand times stronger than that of Lu Xiaoli!
Seeing Ye Qing holding the agreement, Madam Zhang hurriedly said, "Quickly give the agreement to me, from now on we completely sever ties, with no further entanglements!"
"No rush," Ye Qing said with a faint smile, "I need to keep this agreement first, lest you change your minds and destroy it later!"
"Rest assured, I would never go back on my word, even if it kills me!" Zhang Jun said angrily, he had been wrangling this matter for so long. Now that it was finally settled, why would he destroy it?
"Well, you never know, things in the future are unpredictable," Ye Qing said with a faint smile, carefully hiding the agreement on his person, and sat down on a chair, saying, "Where's the doctor? Call the doctor, didn't you see that there is a patient here?"
Zhang Jun said, "Give me the agreement first, and I'll call the doctor right away."
Ye Qing said, "You think I can't call them myself?"
Zhang Jun coldly said, "Humph, even if you could summon all the doctors, see who would treat her injuries. Without me speaking up, absolutely no one would treat them. So, I advise you to quickly hand over the agreement, let's call this matter even, and I'll go call someone to treat them!"
Ye Qing ignored him, and pulling Lu Xiaoli, he walked to the door. The police were anxiously waiting by the door, but they dared not rush in, after all, Lu Xiaoli was still inside. Now seeing Ye Qing coming out, everyone immediately drew their guns and aimed at him, but no one dared to make a move, fearing they might hit Lu Xiaoli, and also fearing Ye Qing might harm Lu Xiaoli.
Ye Qing said, "You, go call the doctors for me. You have two minutes, if you're ten seconds late, I will break one of her fingers!"
"You dare not!" A furious shout suddenly came from a distance, a group of armed policemen rushed over from afar, followed by several people striding quickly. At the front was Deputy Director Lu Jiangong, accompanied by several other deputy directors from the city bureau.
With the arrival of Lu Jiangong, thirty-some dark gun muzzles all aimed at Ye Qing, the scene was akin to a cop thriller. However, Ye Qing simply used Lu Xiaoli as a shield in front of him, which prevented them from making any reckless moves.
Under normal circumstances, Ye Qing would not dare to gamble this big. But this time was different. He knew Liu Changping must already be scheming, and all he had to do was hold on. Once Liu Changping arrived, he would have won!
Lu Jiangong looked at Ye Qing, coldly said, "Release my daughter, and I can ensure your survival."
Ye Qing ignored Lu Jiangong, glanced at his watch, said, "One minute gone!"
"Can't you understand what I'm saying?" Lu Jiangong furiously said, "I am Lu Jiangong, deputy director of the Xishan City Police Bureau, and I'm seriously warning you now, your actions have constituted a very severe crime. For a highly dangerous criminal like you, we have the right to kill you. You better release her soon, or you'll regret it later!"
Ye Qing looked at his watch, said, "Half a minute left!"
Lu Jiangong grew even angrier, said, "Can't you understand what I'm saying? Don't think just because you've taken a hostage you can do whatever you want. Let me tell you, my men have already completely surrounded this place, you wouldn't be able to escape even if you had wings. So, you better surrender quickly, don't wait until we have to act!"
Ye Qing still stared at his watch, looked for a while, and then suddenly looked up, coldly saying, "Time's up!"
As he spoke, Ye Qing suddenly grabbed Lu Xiaoli's hand and brutally broke one of her fingers.
"Ah!" Lu Xiaoli let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered. However, Ye Qing had no mercy. Since this woman could drive Zhou Guiting to this extent, it proved she was no good either. What mercy could there be for such a person!
"You're seeking death!" Lu Jiangong's face drastically changed, shouting loudly, "I'll fucking kill you! I swear I'll kill you!"
"Go on," Ye Qing sneered, "One finger every ten seconds. Your daughter has nine fingers left. Plus, she has toes that can count too. You can delay a bit longer, but then your daughter might end up disabled!"
Lu Jiangong's face changed again, and after locking eyes with Ye Qing for a moment, he finally backed down and angrily said, "Why aren't you calling a doctor yet!"
As he finished his sentence, Lu Xiaoli let out another agonizing scream, as Ye Qing had broken another of her fingers.
Lu Jiangong angrily said, "What are you doing, I already told them to call someone!"
Ye Qing said, "One every ten seconds, your daughter's life is in your hands. If you act fast, she won't have to suffer so much!"
"You..." Furious, Lu Jiangong knew getting angry was useless, so he turned and roared, "Damn it, hurry up. If my daughter suffers any more, I'll kill you first!"
People indeed get pushed to the edge. Soon after, a few policemen dragged a doctor over. As Ye Qing watched the time, ready to act, Lu Jiangong's face changed drastically and he hurriedly said, "The doctor is here, the doctor is here!"
Seeing Lu Jiangong's frightened look, Ye Qing laughed loudly, "It seems Director Lu also gets scared!"
Lu Jiangong glared spitefully at Ye Qing and coldly said, "You will regret this, you definitely will!"
"I hope you're here to see it when I regret!" Ye Qing dragged Lu Jiangong into the ward while the doctor timidly followed.
A young doctor entered, appearing to be in his twenties and probably fresh out of college. He walked in with a mournful face, pleading, "Big brother, the dean... the dean said no one should treat them... or he'll fire me. I barely secured this job. Big brother, please... please spare me..."
Ye Qing furrowed his brow, another enemy added to the list. Dean, huh, I'll remember you!
"Give her the medication, and not only will you keep this job, but I can ensure you'll have a better life," Ye Qing paused and said coldly, "I'm not forcing you, decide for yourself!"
Fat Man and Thin Man, along with several others, had fallen unconscious. The young doctor looked at them, hesitating, not knowing what to do. Just then, someone tugged at his coat. He looked down to see a frail little girl standing by his side, her thin hands pulling on his clothes.
"Uncle, save my mom..." the little girl, with teary, beautiful big eyes, said, "Please save my mom. I can collect trash, I can sell trash for money. Once my mom gets better, I'll collect trash and sell it to repay you!"
"Hmm, it's lucky we didn't take her, she's just like her mother!" Madam Zhang scoffed coldly, "They say a dog can't change its habit of eating shit. Like mother, like daughter. Always picking trash, raising a child the same way. We don't have such children in the Zhang family!"
Ye Qing said, "You've raised your child well, abandoning wife and daughter. I really wonder if you've also been abandoned before!"
"What did you say!" Madam Zhang was furious, impulsively moving forward but was held back by several children.
"Oh? Did I hit a nerve?" Ye Qing immediately laughed, "It really is like father, like son, well done, well done, haha..."
"You motherfucker, I'll fight you!" Madam Zhang howled, trying to charge forward, but was held back firmly by the children, not daring to come closer.
Actually, Ye Qing had touched on a sore spot. Madam Zhang had been abandoned twice when she was young, and now these children were mostly half-siblings. Ye Qing's words struck her pain spot!
The young doctor looked at the little girl beside him, his eyes also moistening. He suddenly gritted his teeth, snapping, "Damn it, death be it. If I don't help you today, I'll never live in peace."
The young doctor went to the bedside, where the medicines were already laid out, just not administered. He dressed and medicated their wounds, stayed to observe for a while, and told Ye Qing, "It's okay now. After these medicines finish, a good rest and some sleep, they'll recover after some time!"